Ferns of Barbados Polypodiaceae
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.
J. Bot. (Hooker) 4:59. 1841.Basionym: Polypodium aureum L., Sp. Pl. 2:1087. 1753.
Synonyms of this taxon attributed to Barbados Polypodium aureum L.
Polypodium aureum Willd.
General Distribution Florida, Mexico, Continental Tropical America, Galapagos, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Barbados, Trinidad Flora of the Lesser Antilles Polypodium aureum St.Martin, St.Barthelemy, Antigua, Saba, St.Eustatius, St.Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St.Lucia, St.Vincent, Grenadines (Bequia, Union, Ronde), Grenada, Barbados Ferns of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands Polypodium aureum Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, St.Croix, St.Thomas, St.John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda Flora Mesomericana
Illustrated description from Native Plants of South FloridaMore photos:- One of the Campus plants at the University of Hawaii, in the greenhouse at Albion College, Michigan and cv. Mandianum at an Australian nursery.
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